TOUCH PANEL

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to a touch panel.

Background Art

[0002] JP 6 406575 B2 discloses a touch panel sensor including a transparent substrate sheet and a patterned conductor, in which the patterned conductor includes a plurality of first electrodes arranged in a first direction, a plurality of first wiring lines, a plurality of second electrodes arranged in a second direction, and a plurality of second wiring lines. Each first electrode has a plurality of first detection portions arranged in the second direction, in which each first detection portion has a first stem element extending from the first wiring line and a plurality of second branch elements extending from the first stem element. Each second electrode has a plurality of second detection portions arranged in the first direction, in which each second detection portion has a second stem element extending from the second wiring line and a plurality of second branch elements extending from the second stem element.

[0003] CN 106 155 396 A discloses a touch sensor comprising at least one layer of transparent conductive film and a cover plate; a conductive pattern region and a conductive channel region are arranged on the conductive film close to the cover plate; the conductive pattern region has a first etching pattern; and the conductive channel region has a second etching pattern which is the same as one part of the first etching pattern.

[0004] WO 2019/009315 A1 discloses the preamble of claim 1.

[0005] US 2016/092004 A1 discloses conductive pattern has a row of unit graphics formed of a conductive metal thin line or a metal thin line having line breaks, the unit graphic is selected from a concave hexagon and the congruent figures thereof, the concave hexagon has one inner angle greater than 180° (Angle A) and five inner angles each smaller than 180° with the proviso that the total of Angle A and the third angle from Angle A (Angle B) is 360°, the unit graphics adjoiningly line up in the row, and the row of the unit graphics extends in a direction of the bisector of an angle formed by the bisector of Angle A and the bisector of Angle B.

[0006] JP 2016 126730 A discloses a touch sensor electrodes in which an electrode line group belonging to at least some of a plurality of drive electrodes 31 DP is a drive electrode line group 31 DG comprising a plurality of zigzag-shaped drive main lines 31 ML and one or more drive sub-lines 31SL connecting two or more drive main lines 31 ML together. Viewing from a direction facing a first surface of a transparent dielectric layer, the drive main lines 31ML and sensing main lines 33ML cross each other and at least some of a plurality of bends 31Q of the drive main line 31ML of the drive electrode line group 31DG are positioned to face gaps CS between the sensing main lines 33ML

[0007] A touch panel has an electrode layer. The electrode layer includes a sensor electrode pattern portion and a wiring pattern portion. The sensor electrode pattern portion and the wiring pattern portion are separated from each other except for a connection portion at which the sensor electrode pattern portion and the wiring pattern portion are connected to each other. If there is a difference between a pattern shape in the sensor electrode pattern portion and a pattern shape in the wiring pattern portion, the difference causes a spot on the touch panel when viewed and deteriorates display quality of the touch panel. JP 2014 89585 A (Patent Document 1) discloses a touch panel switch device which can suppress such display quality deterioration.

[0008] As shown in Fig. 22, the touch panel switch device 90 disclosed in Patent Document 1 is provided with reticulated sensor electrode pattern portions 92 and nonlinear wiring pattern portions 94. The wiring pattern portions 94 are formed to be just like parts of reticulations of the sensor electrode pattern portions 92.

Summary of Invention

Technical Problem

[0009] The touch panel disclosed in Patent Document 1 still has a relatively large difference between the pattern shape of the sensor electrode pattern portion and the pattern shape of the wiring pattern portion. Accordingly, it is required to further improve viewability of a touch panel.

[0010] It is an object of the present invention to provide a touch panel which can further improve viewability thereof.

Solution to Problem

[0011] Generally, it is expected that a sensor electrode pattern portion can have increased sensitivity by reducing resistance thereof. However, according to verification made by the inventors, decreasing the number of connections in a reticulated sensor electrode pattern portion in one of two directions which are perpendicular to each other increased resistance, but had only slight influence on sensitivity.

[0012] Then, the inventors of the present invention changed in thinking so as to not bring the pattern shape of the wiring pattern portion close to the pattern shape of the sensor electrode pattern portion but bring the pattern shape of the sensor electrode pattern portion close to the pattern shape of the wiring pattern portion. With this structure, the present invention improves viewability of a touch panel and suppresses deterioration of sensibility of the touch panel. In detail, the present invention provides a touch panel mentioned below as a means for solving the problem mentioned above.

[0013] The above mentioned object is achieved by the touch panel as defined by claim 1.

Advantageous Effects of Invention

[0014] According to the present invention, since a pattern shape of the sensor electrode is brought close to a pattern shape of the lead-out wire, deterioration of sensitivity of the sensor electrode can be suppressed while the sensor electrode can be prevented from becoming conspicuous so that viewability of the touch panel can be improved.

[0015] An appreciation of the objectives of the present invention and a more complete understanding of its structure may be had by studying the following description of the preferred embodiment and by referring to the accompanying drawings.

Brief Description of Drawings

[0016] 

Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic structure of a touch panel according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the touch panel of Fig.1. A protective layer is omitted. First electrodes, second electrodes, dummy electrodes, lead-out wires, an outer ground electrode, and a frame wiring line which are included in an electrode layer are simplified, and their schematic arrangement is shown. A part of each of the dummy electrodes which is located between the first electrode corresponding thereto and the second electrode corresponding thereto is shown, and other parts of the dummy electrode are omitted.

Fig. 3 is a diagram showing a conductive pattern in an area surrounded by a broken line A of the touch panel of Fig. 2. The conductive pattern corresponds to a part of the first electrode, a part of the second electrode, and parts of the lead-out wires. In addition, the conductive pattern includes a plurality of short patterns. Additionally, Fig. 3 is different from Fig. 2 in a point that the number of the lead-out wires is two.

Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a conductive pattern in an area surrounded by a broken line B of the touch panel of Fig. 2. The conductive pattern includes a part of the first electrode, a part of the second electrode, and a part of the dummy electrode. In each of the first electrode and the second electrode, connection portions are omitted.

Fig. 5 is a diagram showing a conductive pattern in an area surrounded by a broken line C of the touch panel of Fig. 2. The conductive pattern includes a part of the outer peripheral ground wire and a part of the first electrode. In the first electrode, connection portions are omitted.

Fig. 6 is a diagram showing a first modification of the conductive pattern of Fig. 3. In each of the first electrode and the second electrode, connection portions are omitted.

Fig. 7 is a diagram showing a second modification of the conductive pattern of Fig. 3. In each of the first electrode and the second electrode, connection portions are omitted.

Fig. 8 is a diagram showing a third modification of the conductive pattern of Fig. 3. The conductive pattern includes a plurality of branch portions.

Fig. 9 is a diagram showing a first modification of an arrangement of connection portions in the first electrode or the second electrode which are included in the conductive pattern of Fig. 3. The connection portions are emphasized.

Fig. 10 is a diagram showing a second modification of the arrangement of the connection portions in the first electrode or the second electrode which are included in the conductive pattern of Fig. 3. The connection portions are emphasized.

Fig. 11 is a diagram showing a third modification of the arrangement of the connection portions in the first electrode or the second electrode which are included in the conductive pattern of Fig. 3. The connection portions are emphasized.

Fig. 12 is a diagram showing a fourth modification of the arrangement of the connection portions in the first electrode or the second electrode which are included in the conductive pattern of Fig. 3. The connection portions are emphasized.

Fig. 13 is a diagram showing a fifth modification of the arrangement of the connection portions in the first electrode or the second electrode which are included in the conductive pattern of Fig. 3. The connection portions are emphasized.

Fig. 14 is a diagram showing a sixth modification of the arrangement of the connection portions in the first electrode or the second electrode which are included in the conductive pattern of Fig. 3. The connection portions are emphasized.

Fig. 15 is a diagram showing a seventh modification of the arrangement of the connection portions in the first electrode or the second electrode which are included in the conductive pattern of Fig. 3. The connection portions are emphasized.

Fig. 16 is a diagram showing a first modification of the conductive pattern of Fig. 4. In each of the first electrode and the second electrode, connection portions are omitted.

Fig. 17 is a diagram showing a second modification of the conductive pattern of Fig. 4.

Fig. 18 is a diagram showing a third modification of the conductive pattern of Fig. 4.

Fig. 19 is a diagram showing a modification of the conductive pattern of Fig. 5. The conductive pattern includes, in addition to a part of the outer peripheral ground wire and a part of the first electrode, a part of the dummy electrode which is located between the part of the outer peripheral ground wire and the part of the first electrode. In each of the first electrode and the outer peripheral ground wire, connection portions are omitted.

Fig. 20 is a plan view showing a first modification of the first electrode and the second electrode which are included in the electrode layer of the touch panel of Fig. 2. One of the second electrodes and a part of the first electrode corresponding thereto are shown.

Fig. 21 is a plan view showing a second modification of the first electrode and the second electrode which are included in the electrode layer of the touch panel of Fig. 2. One of the second electrodes and a part of the first electrode corresponding thereto are shown.

Fig. 22 is a diagram showing electrode pattern portions and wiring pattern portions of a touch switch device disclosed in Patent document 1 and is not covered by the claims.

Description of Embodiments

[0017] While the invention is susceptible of various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the drawings and detailed description thereto are not intended to limit the invention to the particular form disclosed, but on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents and alternatives falling within the scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

[0018] Referring to Fig. 1, a touch panel 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided with a base member 12, an electrode layer 14 and a protective layer 16. The electrode layer 14 has a conductive pattern formed on a surface of the base member 12. The protective layer 16 is provided on the surface of the base member 12 so as to cover the electrode layer 14.

[0019] In the touch panel 10 of Fig. 1, the base member 12 is a board-like or film-like member. The base member 12 is made of a light-transmissive material such as glass or resin. The conductive pattern included in the electrode layer 14 may be printed and formed on the surface of the base member 12 by using electrically conductive ink. Alternatively, the conductive pattern included in the electrode layer 14 may be formed by etching a conductive film which is formed on the surface of the base member 12 by any method such as vacuum deposition. The protective layer 16 may be formed by spin coating or printing by using ink-like resin. Alternatively, the protective layer 16 may be formed by sticking a cover member made of glass or resin with adhesive.

[0020] Referring to Fig. 2, the electrode layer 14 has a detection portion 21 and a peripheral portion 23. The peripheral portion 23 surrounds the detection portion 21. In the detection portion 21, a plurality of first electrodes 31, a plurality of second electrodes (sensor electrodes) 33 and a plurality of dummy electrodes 35 are arranged. To the first electrodes 31, first lead-out wires 37 are connected, respectively. The first lead-out wires 37 are arranged in the peripheral portion 23. To the second electrodes 33, second lead-out wires (lead-out wires) 39 are connected, respectively. The second lead-out wires 39 are arranged from the detection portion 21 to the peripheral portion 23. In the peripheral portion 23, an outer peripheral ground wire 41 is further arranged. The outer peripheral ground wire 41 is provided around the detection portion 21.

[0021] As shown in Fig. 2, each of the first electrodes 31 and the second electrodes 33 is formed in a comb shape. In detail, each of the first electrodes 31 has a first main portion 311 and a plurality of first facing portions 313. The first main portion 311 extends along a first direction. The first facing portions 313 extend from the first main portion 311 along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. Moreover, each of the second electrodes 33 has a second main portion 331 and at least one second facing portion 333. The second main portion 331 extends along the first direction. The second facing portions 333 extend from the second main portion 331 along the second direction. In the present embodiment, the first direction is a Y-direction, and the second direction is an X-direction. The first facing portions 313 extend from the first main portion 311 in a positive X-direction, and the second facing portions 333 extend from the second main portion 331 in a negative x-direction.

[0022] As understood from Fig. 2, the first electrodes 31 and the second electrodes 33 form a plurality of detection rows 210. In the present embodiment, the number of the detection rows 210 is five. The detection rows 210 are arranged in the second direction. Each of the detection rows 210 is formed with one of the first electrodes 31 and four of the second electrodes 33. In each of the detection rows 210, the second electrodes 33 are arranged along the first direction. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. The number and the arrangement of the detection rows 210 may be freely set. Moreover, in each of the detection rows 210, the number of the first electrodes 31 and the number of the second electrodes 33 may be freely set.

[0023] As understood from Fig. 2, in each of the detection rows 210, the first facing portions 313 and the second facing portions 333 are alternately arranged in the first direction. The first facing portion 313 and the second facing portion 333 which are next to each other in the first direction are apart from each other and face each other to form a capacitor. As understood from this, the touch panel 10 of the present embodiment is a mutual capacitance touch panel. The touch panel 10 of the present embodiment is provided with, as mentioned above, the detection portion 21 which has the sensor electrodes 33 and the lead-out wires 39 connected to the sensor electrodes 33.

[0024] As shown in Fig. 2, each of the first lead-out wires 37 is laid from the first electrode 31 corresponding thereto in a negative Y-direction. Moreover, each of the second lead-out wires 39 extends from the second electrode 33 corresponding thereto in the negative Y-direction directly or after extending in the positive X-direction. The first lead-out wires 37 and the second lead-out wires 39 are electrically separated from one another. The first lead-out wires 37 and the second lead-out wires 39 have a common pattern shape. In other words, the first lead-out wire 37 has a structure similar to that of the second lead-out wire 39 described later with reference to Fig. 3. However, this may not apply to the peripheral portion 23. In the peripheral portion 23, each of the first lead-out wires 37 and the second lead-out wires 39 is not necessary to have the pattern shape but may be formed as a simple linear wiring line, for example.

[0025] As shown in Fig. 2, some of the second lead-out wires 39 have elongation portions 391 arranged in the detection portion 21 and extending along the first direction. In the present embodiment, three of four second lead-out wires 39 corresponding to each of the detection rows 210 have the elongation portions 391. These three elongation portions 391 are arranged at predetermined intervals in the second direction.

[0026] Referring to Fig. 3, each of the first electrodes 31 and the second electrodes 33 has a plurality of electrode main portions 50. Moreover, each of the second lead-out wires 39 has a wire main portion 60. Thus, in the present embodiment, the sensor electrode 33 has the plurality of the electrode main portions 50, and the lead-out wires 39 have a plurality of the wire main portions 60. The electrode main portions 50 and the wire main portions 60 have a common pattern shape. The electrode main portions 50 and the wire main portions 60 are arranged at regular intervals in the second direction.

[0027] As shown in Fig. 3, each of the electrode main portions 50 is formed by repeatedly arranging, in the first direction, unit patterns 500 each of which has a predetermined shape. In each of the electrode main portions 50, the unit patterns 500 are continuous. In the present embodiment, each of the electrode main portions 50 has a zigzag shape. Similarly, each of the wire main portions 60 is formed by repeatedly arranging, in the first direction, unit patterns 600 each of which has a predetermined shape. Also, in each of the wire main portions 60, the unit patterns 600 are continuous. In the present embodiment, each of the wire main portions 60 has a zigzag shape. Note that, in each of the first electrodes 31, the second electrodes 33 and the second lead-out wires 39, the number of repetitions of the unit patterns 500 or 600 depends on a size of an area where each of the first electrodes 31, the second electrodes 33 and the second lead-out wires 39 is formed. Accordingly, the number of the repetitions is not always an integer.

[0028] As shown in Fig. 3, the unit pattern 500 consists of a first portion 511 and a second portion 513. The first portion 511 extends in a first diagonal direction intersecting with both of the first direction and the second direction. The second portion 513 extends from one end of the first portion 511 in a second diagonal direction intersecting with all of the first direction, the second direction and the first diagonal direction. In the present embodiment, the first diagonal direction is the positive X-direction and a positive Y-direction, and the second diagonal direction is the negative X-direction and the positive Y-direction. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. The first portion 511 may extend in the second diagonal direction, and the second portion 513 may extend in the first diagonal direction.

[0029] As understood from Fig. 3, the unit pattern 600 has the same shape and the same size as those of the unit pattern 500. In detail, the unit patterns 600 consists of a first portion 611 and a second portion 613. The first portion 611 extends in the first diagonal direction, and the second portion 613 extends from one end of the first portion 611 in the second diagonal direction. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. The first portion 611 may extend in the second diagonal direction, and the second portion 613 may extend in the first diagonal direction.

[0030] As shown in Fig. 3, each of the first electrodes 31 and the second electrodes 33 further has a plurality of connection portions 52. Thus, in the touch panel 10 of the present embodiment, the sensor electrode 33 has the plurality of the connection portions 52. Each of the connection portions 52 connects the electrode main portions 50 which are next to each other in the second direction. In other words, two of the electrode main portions 50 which are next to each other in the second direction are connected to each other with at least one of the connection portions 52.

[0031] As shown in Fig. 3, each of the connection portions 52 extends in the first diagonal direction or the second diagonal direction. Each of the connection portions 52 connects two of the first portions 511 which are next to each other in the first diagonal direction to each other or two of the second portions 513 which are adjacent to each other in the second diagonal direction to each other. In other words, each of the connection portions 52 is as an extension line of the first portions 511 to be connected to each other or the second portions 513 to be connected to each other.

[0032] As understood from Fig. 3, in each of the first electrode 31 and the second electrode 33, the number of the connection portions 52 is smaller than the number of the unit patterns 500. This is because of bringing a pattern shape of each of the first electrode 31 and the second electrode 33 close to a pattern shape of the second lead-out wire 39.

[0033] When two or more of the connection portions 52 connected to each of the electrode main portions 50 are arranged in the first direction as shown in Fig. 3, the connection portions 52 closest to each other are apart from each other by a distance corresponding to two of the unit patterns 500 or over. In the present embodiment, the connection portions 52 closest to each other are apart from each other in the first direction by a distance corresponding to 3.5 times of the unit pattern 500. In other words, the connection portions 52 closest to each other are located to be different in position from each other in the first direction by four times of the unit pattern 500.

[0034] As understood from Fig. 3, the connection portions 52 closest to each other in the second direction are not located in the same position in the first direction. In other words, the connection portions 52 closest to each other in the second direction are located in different positions in the first direction. This is because the connection portions 52 becomes more likely to be visually conspicuous when the connection portions 52 closes to each other in the second direction are located in the same position in the first direction. In the present embodiment, the connection portions 52 closest to each other in both of the first direction and the second direction are different in position from each other in the first direction by two times of the unit pattern 500.

[0035] As shown in Fig. 3, the electrode layer 14 further has a plurality of short patterns 54. Each of the short patterns 54 is disposed between the electrode main portions 50 next to each other in the second direction in the second direction, between the electrode main portion 50 and the wire main portion 60 which are next to each other in the second direction, or between the wire main portions 60 next to each other in the second direction.

[0036] As shown in Fig. 3, each of the short patterns 54 extends in the first diagonal direction or the second diagonal direction. Each of the short patterns 54 is laid on an extension line of the first portion 511 or 611 or the second portion 513 or 613. Each of the short patterns 54 is separated from the first electrodes 31, the second electrodes 33 and the second lead-out wires 39. In other words, each of the short patterns 54 is electrically independent of the electrode main portions 50, the wire main portions 60 and the connection portions 52. The short patterns 54 are not always necessary. However, existence of the short patterns 54 allows a pattern formed by the electrode main portions 50 and the wire main portion 60 to become inconspicuous and allows existence of the connection portions 52 to become inconspicuous.

[0037] As understood from Fig. 3, in the present embodiment, the wire main portions 60, the electrode main portions 50, the connection portions 52 and the short patterns 54 have wiring widths which are equal to one another. This is because of preventing any of the wire main portions 60, the electrode main portions 50, the connection portions 52 and the short patterns 54 from being visually conspicuous. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. The wiring widths of the wire main portions 60, the electrode main portions 50, the connection portions 52 and the short patterns 54 may be different from one another, provided that they are within a visually acceptable range.

[0038] As understood from Fig. 3, a conductive pattern corresponding to each of the first electrodes 31 of the present embodiment and the second electrodes 33 of the present embodiment forms incomplete reticulation. Accordingly, in an area where the conductive pattern corresponding to each of the first electrodes 31 and the second electrodes 33 is formed, an occupying ratio of the conductive pattern is smaller in comparison with a case of a complete reticulated conductive pattern. In other words, the occupying ratio of the conductive pattern in the area where each of the first electrodes 31 and the second electrodes 33 is close to an occupying ratio of a conductive pattern in an area where the second lead-out wires 39 are formed. Accordingly, the first electrodes 31 and the second electrodes 33 are not remarkably conspicuous in comparison with the second lead-out wires 39. In addition, sensitivity of the touch panel 10 hardly decreases in comparison with a case of employing the complete reticulated conductive pattern. Thus, the touch panel 10 of the present embodiment can suppress deterioration of the sensibility thereof and improve viewability thereof.

[0039] As shown in Fig. 4, in the present embodiment, the dummy electrode 35 is provided with at least one dummy electrode main portion 70. In the present embodiment, the dummy electrode 35 is provided with a plurality of dummy electrode main portions 70. The dummy electrode main portions 70 are arranged at regular intervals in the second direction. Each of the dummy electrode main portions 70 is formed with the unit dummy patterns 700 each of which has the same shape as that of the unit patterns 500 of the first electrodes 31 and the second electrodes 33. In the present embodiment, each of the dummy electrode main portions 70 is formed by repeatedly arranging the unit dummy patterns 700 in the first direction. In each of the dummy electrode main portions 70, the unit dummy patterns 700 are continuous. The number of the dummy electrode main portions 70 and the number of repetitions of the unit dummy patterns 700 depend on a size of an area where the dummy electrode 35 is formed.

[0040] As understood from Fig. 4, the dummy electrode 35 is electrically separated from the first electrode 31 and the second electrode 33. In the present embodiment, an end of the second electrode 33 is provided with extension portions 58. Moreover, an end of the dummy electrode 35 is provided with the extension portions 78. Each of the extension portions 58 and 78 extends in the second diagonal direction. Owing to existence of the extension portions 58, the area where the dummy electrode 35 is disposed and the area where the second electrode 33 is disposed overlap with each other in the first direction. Moreover, owing to existence of the extension portions 78, the area where the first electrode 31 is disposed and the area where the dummy electrode 35 is disposed overlap with each other in the first direction. With this structure, a border between two electrodes next to each other can be inconspicuous. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. Instead of providing the extension portions 78, other extension portions (not shown) extending in the opposite direction of the first diagonal direction may be provided at the end portion of the first electrode 31.

[0041] As shown in Fig. 5, in the present embodiment, the outer peripheral ground wire 41 is formed as what is called a solid-pattern wire. A space is provided between the outer peripheral ground wire 41 and the first electrode 31, and the outer peripheral ground wire 41 and the first electrode 31 are electrically separated from each other.

[0042] As mentioned above, in the present embodiment, each of the first electrodes 31 and the second electrodes 33 is provided with the plurality of the electrode main portions 50. Each of the electrode main portions 50 is formed by repeatedly arranging the unit patterns 500 in the first direction, wherein each of the unit patterns 500 has the same shape as that of the unit dummy pattern 700 of the second lead-out wire 39. The electrode main portions 50 next to each other in the second direction are connected by at least one of the connection portions 52. In each of the electrode main portions 50, three of the unit patterns 500 which are continuous are connected, by two or less of the connection portions 52, or not connected to one of the electrode main portions 50 which is next thereto in the second direction. This structure can further suppress the first electrodes 31 and the second electrodes 33 from being conspicuous in comparison with the second lead-out wires 39. As a result, the viewability of the touch panel 10 is improved.

[0043] Although the specific explanation about the present invention is made above referring to the embodiments, the present invention is not limited thereto but susceptible of various modifications. Hereinafter, some modifications will be described.

[0044] As shown in Fig. 6, each of the unit patterns 500 and 600 may consist of four straight lines, for example. Alternatively, as shown in Fig. 7, each of the unit patterns 500 and 600 may consist of a combination of wave-shape lines.

[0045] As shown in Fig. 8, the electrode layer 14 may have branch portions 56 in place of the short patterns 54. In other words, each of the electrode main portions 50 and the wire main portions 60 may be further provided with a plurality of branch portions 56.

[0046] As shown in Fig. 8, each of the branch portions 56 extends in the first diagonal direction or the second diagonal direction. Each of the branch portions 56 extends from the first portion 511 of the unit pattern 500, the second portion 513 of the unit pattern 500, the first portion 611 of the unit pattern 600 or the second portion 613 of the unit pattern 600. A wiring width of the branch portion 56 is equal to that of the electrode main portion 50 and to that of the wire main portion 60. One end of each of the branch portions 56 is apart from the electrode main portions 50, the wire main portions 60 and the connection portions 52. The branch portions 56 allow the connection portions 52 to be more inconspicuous than the short patterns 54 do. On the other hand, the branch portion 56 needs an occupied area wider than that of the short pattern 54. It may be determined according to various conditions, such as sizes, shapes and an arrangement of the unit patterns 500 and 600, to use either the short patterns 54 or the branch portions 56.

[0047] As shown in Figs. 9 and 15, an arrangement of the connection portions 52 in each of the first electrodes 31 and the second electrodes 33 may be variously changed.

[0048] Referring to Fig. 9, connection portions 52 are arranged so that only one of them is provided between the electrode main portions 50 adjacent to each other. The connection portions 52 closest to each other in the second direction are different in position from each other in the first direction by a distance corresponding to one of the unit patterns 500.

[0049] Referring to Fig. 10, connection portions 52 are arranged so that only one of them is provided between the electrode main portions 50 adjacent to each other. Every three of the connection portions 52 forms a group. In Fig. 10, two gropes of the connection portions 52 are shown. The two gropes are different in position from each other in the second direction. In each of the gropes, the connection portions 52 closest to each other in the second direction are different in position from each other in the first direction by a distance corresponding to two of the unit patterns 500.

[0050] Referring to Fig. 11, an arrangement of connection portions 52 is similar to that of the connection portions 52 of Fig. 10. Two groups of the connection portions 52 are different in position from each other in the second direction and in the first direction. The two groups of the connection portions 52 are different in position from each other in the first direction by a distance corresponding to one of the unit patterns 500.

[0051] Referring to Fig. 12, connection portions 52 are arranged so that only one of them is provided between the electrode main portions 50 adjacent to each other. Every three of the connection portions 52 forms a grope. In Fig. 12, two groups of the connection portions 52 are shown. The two groups are different in position from each other in the second direction. In each of the groups, the connection portions 52 closest to each other in the second direction extend in different directions. In detail, one of the connection portions 52 closest to each other in the second direction extends in the first diagonal direction, and the other extends in the second diagonal direction. Moreover, the connection portions 52 closest to each other in the second direction are apart from each other in the first direction by a distance corresponding to one of the unit patterns 500.

[0052] Referring to Fig. 13, connection portions 52 are arranged so that one or two of them is provided between the electrode main portions 50 adjacent to each other. Every three of the connection portions 52 form a group. In Fig. 13, three groups of the connection portions 52 are shown. The three groups are different in position from one another in the second direction. Two of the connection portions 52 arranged in the first direction are different in position from each other in the first direction by a distance corresponding to four of the unit patterns 500. The connection portions 52 closest to each other in the second direction are different in position from each other in the first direction by a distance corresponding to two of the unit patterns 500. This arrangement of the connection portions 52 can reduce an electrical resistance in the second direction in comparison with a case where only one of the connection portions 52 is provided between the electrode main portions 50 adjacent to each other.

[0053] Referring to Fig. 14, connection portions 52 are arranged so that two of them are provided every between the electrode main portions 50 adjacent to each other. Every four of the connection portions 52 forms a group. In Fig. 14, three groups are shown. The three groups are different in position from one another in the second direction. Two of the connection portions 52 arranged in the first direction are different in position from each other in the first direction by a distance corresponding to four of the unit patterns 500. The connection portions 52 closest to each other in the first direction and the second direction are different in position from each other in the first direction by a distance corresponding to one of the unit patterns 500. This arrangement of the connection portions 52 can further reduce an electrical resistance in the second direction in comparison with that of the connection portions 52 of Fig. 9. Moreover, this arrangement has redundancy for connection between the electrode main portions 50 adjacent to each other, and therefore it has high reliability.

[0054] Referring to Fig. 15, connection portions 52 are arranged so that two of them are provided every between the electrode main portions 50 adjacent to each other. Every six of the connection portions 52 forms a group. In Fig. 15, two groups of the connection portions 52 are shown. The two groups are different in position from each other in the second direction. In each of the groups, the connection portions 52 arranged in the first direction are different in position from each other in the first direction by a distance corresponding to three of the unit patterns 500. The connection portions 52 closest to each other in the first direction and the second direction are different in position from each other in the first direction by a distance corresponding to one of the unit patterns 500. The present embodiment also has redundancy for connection between the electrode main portions 50 adjacent to each other, and therefore it has high reliability.

[0055] At any rate, the number of the connection portions 52 and an arrangement of the connection portions 52 may be decided on the basis of relationship between a required electric resistance and required viewability. However, in order to improve the viewability, it is preferable that the number of the connection portions 52 is smaller. In the present invention, the electrode main portions 50 adjacent to each other are connected to each other by at least one of the connection portions 52. Under the condition, it is desirable that three of the unit patterns 500 which are continuous in each of the electrode main portions 50 is connected, by two or less of the connection portions 52, or not connected to one of the electrode main portions 50 which is adjacent thereto in the second direction. This is because of both of reducing the resistance and improving the viewability. In a case where each of the electrode main portions 50 is formed by two or less of the unit patterns 500, each of the electrode main portions 50 is connected to one of the electrode main portions 50 adjacent thereto in the second direction by one of the connection portions 52. In other words, in a case where two or more of the connection portions 52 are arranged in the first direction, each of the electrode main portions 50 is formed by three or more of the unit patterns 500 which are continuous.

[0056] As shown in Fig. 16, the dummy electrode 35 may have branch portions 76 in replace of short patterns 74. A pattern shape of the dummy electrode 35 is in common with that of the first electrode 31 and the second electrode 33. This is because of making the dummy electrode 35 inconspicuous from the first electrodes 31 and the second electrodes 33.

[0057] As shown in Fig. 17 or 18, the dummy electrode 35 may be formed without using the unit dummy patterns 700. In detail, the dummy electrode 35 may have at least one of a first intersection portion 80 and a second intersection portion 82. The dummy electrode 35 shown in Fig. 17 or 18 has a plurality of the first intersection portions 80 and a plurality of the second intersection portions 82.

[0058] Referring to Figs. 17 and 18, each of the first intersection portions 80 has two first separation wire portions 801 which are separated from each other in the first diagonal direction. Moreover, the first intersection portion 80 has a first intervention portion 803 extending in the second diagonal direction. The first intervention portion 803 intervenes between the first separation wire portions 801 in the first diagonal direction. The second intersection portion 82 has two second separation wire portions 821 which are separated from each other in the second diagonal direction. Moreover, the second intersection portion 82 has a second intervention portion 823 extending in the first diagonal direction. The second intervention portion 823 intervenes between the second separation wire portions 821 in the second diagonal direction. In the present modification, the first separation wire portions 801 also serve as the second intervention portions 823, and the first intervention portion 803 also serves as the second separation wire portion 821.

[0059] As shown in Fig. 19, the outer peripheral ground wire 41 may be formed by using at least one additional wire main portion 62 which has the same shape (or structure) as the wire main portion 60 (see Fig. 3). Moreover, between the outer peripheral ground wire 41 and the first electrode 31, a dummy electrode 35 may be formed. The dummy electrode 35 may be formed by using at least one of the first intersection portion 80 and the second intersection portion 82 according to a shape and a size of an area where the dummy electrode 35 is formed. Alternatively, the dummy electrode 35 may be formed by using the unit dummy patterns 700. When the outer peripheral ground wire 41 is formed by the additional wire main portion 62 as in the present modification, unlike a case where the outer peripheral ground wire 41 is the solid-pattern wire (see Fig. 5), it is unnecessary to hide the outer peripheral ground wire 41 with the outer cover or the like. Particularly, in a case where the dummy electrode 35 is formed between the outer peripheral ground wire 41 and the first electrode 31, it is unnecessary to hide the outer peripheral ground wire 41.

[0060] As shown in Figs. 20 and 21, the first electrode 31 and the second electrode 33 may have, respectively, a first facing portion 313 and a second facing portion 333 which have shapes different from rectangular shapes.

[0061] Referring to Fig. 20, the second facing portion 333 of the second electrode 33 is formed to have a triangle shape. The first facing portion 313 of the first electrode 31 has a shape corresponding to the shape of the second facing portion 333. In the present modification, a space exists between the first facing portion 313 and the second facing portion 333. In this space, a dummy electrode 35 may be formed.

[0062] As shown in Fig. 21, the second facing portion 333 of the second electrode 33 is formed to have a butterfly shape. The first facing portion 313 of the first electrode 31 has a shape corresponding to the shape of the second facing portion 333. The second facing portion 333 is surrounded by the first facing portion 313. In the present modification, a space exists between the first facing portion 313 and the second facing portion 333. In this space, a dummy electrode 35 may be formed.

[0063] Each of the modifications mentioned above can further suppress the first electrode 31 and the second electrode 33 from being more conspicuous than the second lead-out wire 39. As a result, the viewability of the touch panel 10 is improved.

[0064] The present invention is based on a Japanese patent application of JP2019-209254 filed with the Japan Patent Office on November 20, 2019.

[0065] While there has been described what is believed to be the preferred embodiment of the invention, those skilled in the art will recognize that other and further modifications may be made thereto without departing from the invention, and it is intended to claim all such embodiments that fall within the scope of the invention.

Reference Signs List

[0066] 

10

Touch Panel

12

Base Member

14

Electrode Layer

16

Protective Layer

21

Detection Portion

210

Detection Row

23

Peripheral Portion

31

First Electrode

311

First Main Portion

313

First Facing Portion

33

The second electrodes (Sensor Electrode)

331

Second Main Portion

333

Second Facing Portion

35

Dummy Electrode

37

First Lead-Out Wire

39

Second Lead-Out Wire (Lead-Out Wire)

391

Elongation Portion

41

Outer Peripheral Ground Wire

50

Electrode Main Portion

500

Unit Pattern

511

First Portion

513

Second Portion

52

Connection Portion

54

Short Pattern

56

Branch Portion

58

Extension Portion

60

Wire Main Portion

600

Unit Pattern

611

First Portion

613

Second Portion

62

Additional Wire Main Portion

700

Unit Dummy Pattern

70

Dummy electrode main portion

74

Short Pattern

76

Branch Portion

78

Extension Portion

80

First Intersection Portion

801

First Separation Wire Portion

803

First Intervention Portion

82

Second Intersection Portion

821

Second Separation Wire Portion

823

Second Intervention Portion

Claims

1. A mutual capacitance touch panel (10) comprising a detection portion (21) and a peripheral portion (23) surrounding the detection portion (21), wherein the detection portion (21) comprises a plurality of detection rows (210) arranged in a second direction (X), each of the detection rows (210) is formed with a first electrode (31) and a plurality of second electrodes (33), each of the first electrodes (31) and the second electrodes (32) is formed in a comb shape such that the first electrode (31) has a first main portion (311) and a plurality of first facing portions (313), the first main portion (311) extends along a first direction (Y) perpendicular to the second direction (X), and such that each of the second electrodes (33) has a second main portion (331) and at least one second facing portion (333), the second main portion (331) extends along the first direction (Y), in each of the detection rows (210), the first facing portions (313) and the second facing portions (333) are alternately arranged in the first direction (Y), a first facing portion (313) and a second facing portion (333) which are next to each other in the first direction (Y) are apart from each other and face each other to form a capacitor, first lead-out wires (37) are connected to the first electrodes (31), and second lead-out wires (39) are connected to the second electrodes (33) and arranged from the detection portion (21) to the peripheral portion (23), wherein:

the second lead-out wires (39) are electrically separated from one another;

each of the second lead-out wires (39) comprises a wire main portion (60) formed by continuously repeatedly arranging a unit conductive pattern (600) in the first direction (Y) having a predetermined shape;

the second electrode (33) comprises a plurality of electrode main portions (50) each of which has a common conductive pattern shape as the wire main portion (60) and formed by continuously repeatedly arranging a unit conductive pattern (500) in the first direction (Y) having the predetermined shape;

the electrode main portions (50) and the wire main portions (60) are arranged at regular intervals in the second direction (X);

the second electrode (33) further comprises a plurality of connection portions (52), each of the connection portions (52) being an extension of a part of a unit conductive pattern (600) of the electrode main portions (50) of the second electrode (33);

two of the electrode main portions (50) which are adjacent to each other in the second direction (X) are connected to each other by at least one of the connection portions (52); and

the connection portions (52) which are closest to each other in the second direction (X) are located in different positions in the first direction (Y), characterized in that

when two or more of the connection portions (52) are arranged in the first direction (Y) in each of the electrode main portions (50), three of the unit conductive patterns (500) which are continuous, are connected by two or less of the connection portions (52), or not connected, to one of the electrode main portions (50) which is adjacent to them in the second direction (X).

2. The mutual capacitance touch panel (10) as recited in claim 1, wherein when two or more of the connection portions (52) are arranged in the first direction (Y) in each of the electrode main portions (50), the connection portions (52) closest to each other in the first direction (Y) are apart from each other by a distance more than two of the unit conductive patterns (500).

3. The mutual capacitance touch panel (10) as recited in claim 1 or 2, wherein the wire main portion (60), the electrode main portion (50) and the connection portion (52) have wiring widths which are equal to one another.

4. The mutual capacitance touch panel (10) as recited in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein:

the unit conductive pattern (500, 600) comprises a first portion (511, 611) and a second portion (513, 613);

the first portion (511, 611) extends in a first diagonal direction intersecting with both of the first direction (Y) and the second direction (X);

the second portion (513, 613) extends from one end of the first portion (511, 611) in a second diagonal direction intersecting with all of the first direction (Y), the second direction (X) and the first diagonal direction;

the mutual capacitance touch panel (10) further comprises a plurality of short conductive patterns (54) which are separated from the wire main portions (60), the electrode main portions (50) and the connection portions (52);

each of the short conductive patterns (54) is disposed between the electrode main portions (50) next to each other in the second direction (X), between the electrode main portion (50) and the wire main portion (60) which are next to each other in the second direction (X), or between the wire main portions (60) next to each other in the second direction (X); and

each of the short conductive patterns (54) extends in either the first diagonal direction or the second diagonal direction.

5. The mutual capacitance touch panel (10) as recited in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein:

the unit conductive pattern (500, 600) comprises a first portion (511, 611) and a second portion (513, 613);

the first portion (511, 611) extends in a first diagonal direction intersecting with both of the first direction and a second direction (X);

the second portion (513, 613) extends from one end of the first portion (511, 611) in a second diagonal direction intersecting with all of the first direction (Y), the second direction (X) and the first diagonal direction;

each of the wire main portion (60) and the electrode main portion (50) further comprises a plurality of branch portions (56);

each of the branch portions (56) extends in either the first diagonal direction or the second diagonal direction from the first portion (511) or the second portion (513) of the unit conductive pattern (500), or the first portion (611) or the second portion (613) of the unit conductive pattern (600); and

one end of each of the branch portions (56) is apart from the electrode main portions (50), the wire main portions (60) and the connection portions (52).

6. The mutual capacitance touch panel (10) as recited in claim 4 or 5, wherein:

the mutual capacitance touch panel (10) further comprises a plurality of dummy electrodes (35);

each of the dummy electrodes (35) is located between the first electrode (31) and the second electrode (33) and electrically separated from the first electrode (31) and the second electrode (33);

each of the dummy electrodes (35) comprises at least one dummy electrode main portion (70); and

the dummy electrode main portion is formed by using unit dummy conductive patterns (700) each of which has a shape same as the unit conductive pattern (500, 600).

7. The mutual capacitance touch panel (10) as recited in claim 4 or 5, wherein:

the mutual capacitance touch panel (10) further comprises a plurality of dummy electrodes (35);

each of the dummy electrodes (35) is located between the first electrode (31) and the second electrode (33) and electrically separated from the first electrode (31) and the second electrode (33);

each of the dummy electrodes (35) has at least one of a first intersection portion (80) and a second intersection portion (82);

the first intersection portion (80) has two first separation wire portions (801) separated from each other in the first diagonal direction and each of which extending in the first diagonal direction, and a first intervention portion (803) extending in the second diagonal direction and provided between the first separation wire portions (801) in the first diagonal direction; and

the second intersection portion (82) has two second separation wire portions (821) separated from each other in the second diagonal direction and each of which extending in the second diagonal direction, and a second intervention portion (823) extending in the first diagonal direction and provided between the second separation wire portions (821) in the second diagonal direction.

8. The mutual capacitance touch panel (10) as recited in any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein:

the mutual capacitance touch panel (10) further comprises an outer peripheral ground wire (41);

the outer peripheral ground wire (41) is provided around the detection portion (21); and

the outer peripheral ground wire (41) has an additional wire main portion (62) having a structure same as the wire main portion (60).

Ansprüche

1. Ein Gegenkapazitäts-Berührungsfeld (10), das einen Erfassungsabschnitt (21) und einen Umfangsabschnitt (23), der den Erfassungsabschnitt (21) umgibt, umfasst, wobei

der Erfassungsabschnitt (21) eine Mehrzahl von Erfassungsreihen (210) umfasst, die in einer zweiten Richtung (X) angeordnet sind, wobei jede der Erfassungsreihen (210) mit einer ersten Elektrode (31) und einer Mehrzahl von zweiten Elektroden (33) gebildet ist,

jede der ersten Elektroden (31) und der zweiten Elektroden (32) in einer Kammform gebildet ist, sodass die erste Elektrode (31) einen ersten Hauptabschnitt (311) und eine Mehrzahl von ersten zugewandten Abschnitten (313) aufweist, wobei sich der erste Hauptabschnitt (311) entlang einer ersten Richtung (Y) senkrecht zu der zweiten Richtung (X) erstreckt, und sodass jede der zweiten Elektroden (33) einen zweiten Hauptabschnitt (331) und mindestens einen zweiten zugewandten Abschnitt (333) aufweist, wobei sich der zweite Hauptabschnitt (331) entlang der ersten Richtung (Y) erstreckt,

in jeder der Erfassungsreihen (210) die ersten zugewandten Abschnitte (313) und die zweiten zugewandten Abschnitte (333) abwechselnd in der ersten Richtung (Y) angeordnet sind,

ein erster zugewandter Abschnitt (313) und ein zweiter zugewandter Abschnitt (333), die einander in der ersten Richtung (Y) am nächsten sind, voneinander beabstandet sind und einander zugewandt sind, um einen Kondensator zu bilden,

erste Herausführungsverdrahtungen (37) an die ersten Elektroden (31) angeschlossen sind und zweite Herausführungsverdrahtungen (39) an die zweiten Elektroden (33) angeschlossen sind und von dem Erfassungsabschnitt (21) zu dem Umfangsabschnitt (23) angeordnet sind, wobei:

die zweiten Herausführungsverdrahtungen (39) elektrisch voneinander getrennt sind;

jede der zweiten Herausführungsverdrahtungen (39) einen Verdrahtungshauptabschnitt (60) umfasst, der durch kontinuierliches wiederholtes Anordnen eines leitfähigen Einheitsmusters (600) in der ersten Richtung (Y) gebildet ist, das eine vorbestimmte Form aufweist;

die zweite Elektrode (33) eine Mehrzahl von Elektrodenhauptabschnitten (50) umfasst, von denen jeder eine gemeinsame leitfähige Musterform als Verdrahtungshauptabschnitt (60) aufweist und durch kontinuierliches wiederholtes Anordnen eines leitfähigen Einheitsmusters (500) in der ersten Richtung (Y) gebildet ist, das die vorbestimmte Form aufweist;

die Elektrodenhauptabschnitte (50) und die Verdrahtungshauptabschnitte (60) in regelmäßigen Abständen in der zweiten Richtung (X) angeordnet sind;

die zweite Elektrode (33) ferner eine Mehrzahl von Verbindungsabschnitten (52) umfasst, wobei jeder der Verbindungsabschnitte (52) eine Verlängerung eines Teils eines leitfähigen Einheitsmusters (600) der Elektrodenhauptabschnitte (50) der zweiten Elektrode (33) ist;

zwei der Elektrodenhauptabschnitte (50), die einander in der zweiten Richtung (X) benachbart sind, durch mindestens einen der Verbindungsabschnitte (52) miteinander verbunden sind; und

die Verbindungsabschnitte (52), die einander in der zweiten Richtung (X) am nächsten sind, an unterschiedlichen Positionen in der ersten Richtung (Y) angeordnet sind, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass

wenn zwei oder mehr der Verbindungsabschnitte (52) in der ersten Richtung (Y) in jedem der Elektrodenhauptabschnitte (50) angeordnet sind, drei der leitfähigen Einheitsmuster (500), die kontinuierlich sind, mit einem der Elektrodenhauptabschnitte (50), der ihnen in der zweiten Richtung (X) benachbart ist, durch zwei oder weniger der Verbindungsabschnitte (52) verbunden sind oder nicht verbunden sind.

2. Das Gegenkapazitäts-Berührungsfeld (10) nach Anspruch 1, wobei, wenn zwei oder mehr der Verbindungsabschnitte (52) in der ersten Richtung (Y) in jedem der Elektrodenhauptabschnitte (50) angeordnet sind, die Verbindungsabschnitte (52), die einander in der ersten Richtung (Y) am nächsten sind, um einen Abstand von mehr als zwei der leitfähigen Einheitsmuster (500) voneinander beabstandet sind.

3. Das Gegenkapazitäts-Berührungsfeld (10) nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei der Verdrahtungshauptabschnitt (60), der Elektrodenhauptabschnitt (50) und der Verbindungsabschnitt (52) Verdrahtungsbreiten aufweisen, die einander gleich sind.

4. Das Gegenkapazitäts-Berührungsfeld (10) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei:

das leitfähige Einheitsmuster (500, 600) einen ersten Abschnitt (511, 611) und einen zweiten Abschnitt (513, 613) umfasst;

der erste Abschnitt (511, 611) sich in einer ersten diagonalen Richtung erstreckt, die sowohl die erste Richtung (Y) als auch die zweite Richtung (X) schneidet;

der zweite Abschnitt (513, 613) sich von einem Ende des ersten Abschnitts (511, 611) aus in einer zweiten diagonalen Richtung erstreckt, die sowohl die erste Richtung (Y) als auch die zweite Richtung (X) als auch die erste diagonale Richtung schneidet;

das Gegenkapazitäts-Berührungsfeld (10) ferner eine Mehrzahl von kurzen leitfähigen Mustern (54) umfasst, die von den Verdrahtungshauptabschnitten (60), den Elektrodenhauptabschnitten (50) und den Verbindungsabschnitten (52) getrennt sind;

jedes der kurzen leitfähigen Muster (54) zwischen den einander in der zweiten Richtung (X) benachbarten Elektrodenhauptabschnitten (50), zwischen dem Elektrodenhauptabschnitt (50) und dem Verdrahtungshauptabschnitt (60), die einander in der zweiten Richtung (X) benachbart sind, oder zwischen den einander in der zweiten Richtung (X) benachbarten Verdrahtungshauptabschnitten (60) angeordnet ist; und

jedes der kurzen leitfähigen Muster (54) sich entweder in der ersten diagonalen Richtung oder der zweiten diagonalen Richtung erstreckt.

5. Das Gegenkapazitäts-Berührungsfeld (10) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei:

das leitfähige Einheitsmuster (500, 600) einen ersten Abschnitt (511, 611) und einen zweiten Abschnitt (513, 613) umfasst;

der erste Abschnitt (511, 611) sich in einer ersten diagonalen Richtung erstreckt, die sowohl die erste Richtung als auch eine zweite Richtung (X) schneidet;

der zweite Abschnitt (513, 613) sich von einem Ende des ersten Abschnitts (511, 611) aus in einer zweiten diagonalen Richtung erstreckt, die sowohl die erste Richtung (Y) als auch die zweite Richtung (X) als auch die erste diagonale Richtung schneidet;

jeder aus dem Verdrahtungshauptabschnitt (60) und dem Elektrodenhauptabschnitt (50) ferner eine Mehrzahl von Verzweigungsabschnitten (56) umfasst;

jeder der Verzweigungsabschnitte (56) sich entweder in der ersten diagonalen Richtung oder der zweiten diagonalen Richtung von dem ersten Abschnitt (511) oder dem zweiten Abschnitt (513) des leitfähigen Einheitsmusters (500) oder dem ersten Abschnitt (611) oder dem zweiten Abschnitt (613) des leitfähigen Einheitsmusters (600) erstreckt; und

ein Ende jedes der Verzweigungsabschnitte (56) von den Elektrodenhauptabschnitten (50), den Verdrahtungshauptabschnitten (60) und den Verbindungsabschnitten (52) beabstandet ist.

6. Das Gegenkapazitäts-Berührungsfeld (10) nach Anspruch 4 oder 5, wobei:

das Gegenkapazitäts-Berührungsfeld (10) ferner eine Mehrzahl von Dummyelektroden (35) umfasst;

jede der Dummyelektroden (35) zwischen der ersten Elektrode (31) und der zweiten Elektrode (33) angeordnet ist und elektrisch von der ersten Elektrode (31) und der zweiten Elektrode (33) getrennt ist;

jede der Dummyelektroden (35) mindestens einen Dummyelektrodenhauptabschnitt (70) umfasst; und

der Dummyelektrodenhauptabschnitt durch Verwenden von leitfähigen Einheitsdummymustern (700) gebildet ist, von denen jedes eine gleiche Form wie das leitfähige Einheitsmuster (500, 600) aufweist.

7. Das Gegenkapazitäts-Berührungsfeld (10) nach Anspruch 4 oder 5, wobei:

das Gegenkapazitäts-Berührungsfeld (10) ferner eine Mehrzahl von Dummyelektroden (35) umfasst;

jede der Dummyelektroden (35) zwischen der ersten Elektrode (31) und der zweiten Elektrode (33) angeordnet ist und elektrisch von der ersten Elektrode (31) und der zweiten Elektrode (33) getrennt ist;

jede der Dummyelektroden (35) mindestens einen aus einem ersten Kreuzungsabschnitt (80) und einem zweiten Kreuzungsabschnitt (82) aufweist;

der erste Kreuzungsabschnitt (80) zwei erste Trennungsverdrahtungsabschnitte (801), die voneinander in der ersten diagonalen Richtung getrennt sind und von denen sich jeder in der ersten diagonalen Richtung erstreckt, und einen ersten Eingriffsabschnitt (803) aufweist, der sich in der zweiten diagonalen Richtung erstreckt und zwischen den ersten Trennungsverdrahtungsabschnitten (801) in der ersten diagonalen Richtung angeordnet ist; und

der zweite Kreuzungsabschnitt (82) zwei zweite Trennungsverdrahtungsabschnitte (821), die voneinander in der zweiten diagonalen Richtung getrennt sind und von denen sich jeder in der zweiten diagonalen Richtung erstreckt, und einen zweiten Eingriffsabschnitt (823) aufweist, der sich in der ersten diagonalen Richtung erstreckt und zwischen den zweiten Trennungsverdrahtungsabschnitten (821) in der zweiten diagonalen Richtung angeordnet ist.

8. Das Gegenkapazitäts-Berührungsfeld (10) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, wobei:

das Gegenkapazitäts-Berührungsfeld (10) ferner einen äußeren Umfangsmassedraht (41) umfasst;

der äußere Umfangsmassedraht (41) um den Erfassungsabschnitt (21) herum angeordnet ist; und

der äußere Umfangsmassedraht (41) einen zusätzlichen Verdrahtungshauptabschnitt (62) aufweist, der eine gleiche Struktur wie der Verdrahtungshauptabschnitt (60) aufweist.

Revendications

1. Un panneau tactile à capacité mutuelle (10) comprenant une portion de détection (21) et une portion périphérique (23) entourant la portion de détection (21), dans lequel

la portion de détection (21) comprend une pluralité de rangées de détection (210) agencées dans une deuxième direction (X), chacune des rangées de détection (210) étant formée avec une première électrode (31) et une pluralité de deuxièmes électrodes (33),

chacune des premières électrodes (31) et des deuxièmes électrodes (32) est formée en une forme de peigne de telle sorte que la première électrode (31) a une première portion principale (311) et une pluralité de premières portions faisant face (313), la première portion principale (311) s'étendant le long d'une première direction (Y) perpendiculaire à la deuxième direction (X), et de telle sorte que chacune des deuxièmes électrodes (33) a une deuxième portion principale (331) et au moins une deuxième portion faisant face (333), la deuxième portion principale (331) s'étendant le long de la première direction (Y),

dans chacune des rangées de détection (210), les premières portions faisant face (313) et les deuxièmes portions faisant face (333) sont agencées en alternance dans la première direction (Y),

une première portion faisant face (313) et une deuxième portion faisant face (333) qui sont l'une à côté de l'autre dans la première direction (Y) sont espacées l'une de l'autre et se font face pour former un condensateur,

des premiers fils de sortie (37) sont connectés aux premières électrodes (31) et des deuxièmes fils de sortie (39) sont connectés aux deuxièmes électrodes (33) et agencés de la portion de détection (21) à la portion périphérique (23), dans lequel :

les deuxièmes fils de sortie (39) sont électriquement séparés les uns des autres ;

chacun des deuxièmes fils de sortie (39) comprend une portion principale de fil (60) formée en agençant de manière répétée en continu un motif conducteur d'unité (600) dans la première direction (Y) ayant une forme prédéterminée ;

la deuxième électrode (33) comprend une pluralité de portions principales d'électrode (50) dont chacune a une forme de motif conducteur commun en tant que portion principale de fil (60) et formée en agençant de manière répétée en continu un motif conducteur d'unité (500) dans la première direction (Y) ayant la forme prédéterminée ;

les portions principales d'électrode (50) et les portions principales de fil (60) sont agencées à intervalles réguliers dans la deuxième direction (X) ;

la deuxième électrode (33) comprend en outre une pluralité de portions de connexion (52), chacune des portions de connexion (52) étant une extension d'une partie d'un motif conducteur d'unité (600) des portions principales d'électrode (50) de la deuxième électrode (33) ;

deux des portions principales d'électrode (50) qui sont adjacentes l'une à l'autre dans la deuxième direction (X) sont connectées l'une à l'autre par au moins l'une des portions de connexion (52) ; et

les portions de connexion (52) qui sont les plus proches l'une de l'autre dans la deuxième direction (X) sont situées dans des positions différentes dans la première direction (Y), caractérisé en ce que

lorsque deux ou plus des portions de connexion (52) sont agencées dans la première direction (Y) dans chacune des portions principales d'électrode (50), trois des motifs conducteurs d'unité (500) qui sont continus, sont connectés par deux ou moins des portions de connexion (52), ou non connectés, à l'une des portions principales d'électrode (50) qui est adjacente à celles-ci dans la deuxième direction (X).

2. Le panneau tactile à capacité mutuelle (10) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel lorsque deux ou plus des portions de connexion (52) sont agencées dans la première direction (Y) dans chacune des portions principales d'électrode (50), les portions de connexion (52) les plus proches l'une de l'autre dans la première direction (Y) sont espacées l'une de l'autre d'une distance supérieure à deux des motifs conducteurs d'unité (500).

3. Le panneau tactile à capacité mutuelle (10) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel la portion principale de fil (60), la portion principale d'électrode (50) et la portion de connexion (52) ont des largeurs de câblage qui sont égales les unes aux autres.

4. Le panneau tactile à capacité mutuelle (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel :

le motif conducteur d'unité (500, 600) comprend une première portion (511, 611) et une deuxième portion (513, 613) ;

la première portion (511, 611) s'étend dans une première direction diagonale coupant à la fois la première direction (Y) et la deuxième direction (X) ;

la deuxième portion (513, 613) s'étend depuis une extrémité de la première portion (511, 611) dans une deuxième direction diagonale coupant à la fois la première direction (Y), la deuxième direction (X) et la première direction diagonale ;

le panneau tactile à capacité mutuelle (10) comprend en outre une pluralité de motifs conducteurs courts (54) qui sont séparés des portions principales de fil (60), des portions principales d'électrode (50) et des portions de connexion (52) ;

chacun des motifs conducteurs courts (54) est disposé entre les portions principales d'électrode (50) l'une à côté de l'autre dans la deuxième direction (X), entre la portion principale d'électrode (50) et la portion principale de fil (60) qui sont l'une à côté de l'autre dans la deuxième direction (X), ou entre les portions principales de fil (60) l'une à côté de l'autre dans la deuxième direction (X) ; et

chacun des motifs conducteurs courts (54) s'étend soit dans la première direction diagonale soit dans la deuxième direction diagonale.

5. Le panneau tactile à capacité mutuelle (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel :

le motif conducteur d'unité (500, 600) comprend une première portion (511, 611) et une deuxième portion (513, 613) ;

la première portion (511, 611) s'étend dans une première direction diagonale coupant à la fois la première direction et une deuxième direction (X) ;

la deuxième portion (513, 613) s'étend depuis une extrémité de la première portion (511, 611) dans une deuxième direction diagonale coupant à la fois la première direction (Y), la deuxième direction (X) et la première direction diagonale ;

chacune de la portion principale de fil (60) et de la portion principale d'électrode (50) comprend en outre une pluralité de portions de ramification (56) ;

chacune des portions de ramification (56) s'étend soit dans la première direction diagonale soit dans la deuxième direction diagonale depuis la première portion (511) ou la deuxième portion (513) du motif conducteur d'unité (500), ou la première portion (611) ou la deuxième portion (613) du motif conducteur d'unité (600) ; et

une extrémité de chacune des portions de ramification (56) est espacée des portions principales d'électrode (50), des portions principales de fil (60) et des portions de connexion (52).

6. Le panneau tactile à capacité mutuelle (10) selon la revendication 4 ou 5, dans lequel :

le panneau tactile à capacité mutuelle (10) comprend en outre une pluralité d'électrodes factices (35) ;

chacune des électrodes factices (35) est située entre la première électrode (31) et la deuxième électrode (33) et électriquement séparée de la première électrode (31) et de la deuxième électrode (33) ;

chacune des électrodes factices (35) comprend au moins une portion principale d'électrode factice (70) ; et

la portion principale d'électrode factice est formée en utilisant des motifs conducteurs factices d'unité (700) dont chacun a une forme identique au motif conducteur d'unité (500, 600).

7. Le panneau tactile à capacité mutuelle (10) selon la revendication 4 ou 5, dans lequel :

le panneau tactile à capacité mutuelle (10) comprend en outre une pluralité d'électrodes factices (35) ;

chacune des électrodes factices (35) est située entre la première électrode (31) et la deuxième électrode (33) et électriquement séparée de la première électrode (31) et de la deuxième électrode (33) ;

chacune des électrodes factices (35) a au moins l'une d'une première portion d'intersection (80) et d'une deuxième portion d'intersection (82) ;

la première portion d'intersection (80) a deux premières portions de fil de séparation (801) séparées l'une de l'autre dans la première direction diagonale et chacune d'elles s'étendant dans la première direction diagonale, et une première portion d'intervention (803) s'étendant dans la deuxième direction diagonale et agencée entre les premières portions de fil de séparation (801) dans la première direction diagonale ; et

la deuxième portion d'intersection (82) a deux deuxièmes portions de fil de séparation (821) séparées l'une de l'autre dans la deuxième direction diagonale et chacune d'elles s'étendant dans la deuxième direction diagonale, et une deuxième portion d'intervention (823) s'étendant dans la première direction diagonale et agencée entre les deuxièmes portions de fil de séparation (821) dans la deuxième direction diagonale.

8. Le panneau tactile à capacité mutuelle (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, dans lequel :

le panneau tactile à capacité mutuelle (10) comprend en outre un fil de masse périphérique externe (41) ;

le fil de masse périphérique externe (41) est agencé autour de la portion de détection (21) ; et

le fil de masse périphérique externe (41) a une portion principale de fil supplémentaire (62) ayant une structure identique à la portion principale de fil (60).

Drawing